FAO supports Kyrgyzstan’s shift to more sustainable mountain management

Mountain societies are highly vulnerable to the potentially severe impacts of climate change on their livelihoods and well-being.  The remote location, ageing infrastructure, poor access to information and markets and a distinctly continental climate are factors that exacerbate the situation of mountain communities in the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains in Central Asia. Assessing the vulnerability of mountain societies to provide data that can inform communities and government in developing…